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Top 1,342 Music Keywords
Monthly search volume, CPC, competition and a 12-month trend for 1,342 music keywords, updated October 2026.
Music keywords are artists, songs, genres, lyrics, instruments and streaming terms. The volume is enormous and brand-led; the commercial corners are instruments, lessons and streaming subscriptions.
The list holds 1,342 keywords with a combined 468,187,530 searches a month. The most searched are spotify (68,000,000), youtube music (30,400,000), pandora (16,600,000), michael jackson (13,600,000), soundcloud (13,600,000), epics (9,140,000), taylor swift (9,140,000), tempo (7,480,000), note (5,000,000) and slide (5,000,000).
Advertisers pay most for phrase ($34.57 a click), outtakes ($7.00 a click), street team ($6.89 a click), street teams ($6.89 a click) and polaris music prize ($5.04 a click). 8% of the keywords in the list cost $1 or more a click, which marks the commercial end of the niche.
Demand is steady through the year: across the list, the busiest and quietest months are within 1.3x of each other. The trend column shows each keyword's own twelve months.
Volumes are global monthly averages from Google; CPC is the top-of-page bid in US dollars; competition runs from 0 (few advertisers) to 1 (many). Last refreshed October 2026. For any other keyword, the free search volume checker gives the same numbers, and the Keywords Everywhere extension shows them inside Google as you search.
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| No | Keyword | Search volume | CPC | Competition | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spotify | 68,000,000 | $0.01 | 0.03 | |
| 2 | youtube music | 30,400,000 | $0.00 | 0.01 | |
| 3 | pandora | 16,600,000 | $0.03 | 0.73 | |
| 4 | michael jackson | 13,600,000 | $0.11 | 0.02 | |
| 5 | soundcloud | 13,600,000 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 6 | epics | 9,140,000 | $0.02 | 0.01 | |
| 7 | taylor swift | 9,140,000 | $0.08 | 0.01 | |
| 8 | tempo | 7,480,000 | $0.24 | 0.01 | |
| 9 | note | 5,000,000 | $0.03 | 0.05 | |
| 10 | slide | 5,000,000 | $0.04 | 0.14 | |
| 11 | song | 5,000,000 | $0.00 | 0.02 | |
| 12 | mp3 | 5,000,000 | $0.01 | 0.07 | |
| 13 | apple music | 4,090,000 | $0.20 | 0.04 | |
| 14 | bmi | 4,090,000 | $0.01 | 0.10 | |
| 15 | house | 3,350,000 | $0.04 | 0.25 | |
| 16 | madonna | 3,350,000 | $0.00 | 0.01 | |
| 17 | radio | 3,350,000 | $0.02 | 0.24 | |
| 18 | rihanna | 3,350,000 | $0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 19 | score | 3,350,000 | $0.03 | 0.04 | |
| 20 | soundboard | 3,350,000 | $0.18 | 0.00 | |
| 21 | tango | 3,350,000 | $0.30 | 0.07 | |
| 22 | demos | 2,740,000 | $0.19 | 0.05 | |
| 23 | elvis presley | 2,740,000 | $0.03 | 0.04 | |
| 24 | lady gaga | 2,740,000 | $0.09 | 0.00 | |
| 25 | lyrics | 2,740,000 | $0.08 | 0.00 | |
| 26 | shazam | 2,740,000 | $0.02 | 0.01 | |
| 27 | disco | 2,240,000 | $0.03 | 0.09 | |
| 28 | drake | 2,240,000 | $0.04 | 0.02 | |
| 29 | eminem | 2,240,000 | $0.07 | 0.00 | |
| 30 | kanye west | 2,240,000 | $0.26 | 0.01 | |
| 31 | karaoke | 2,240,000 | $0.07 | 0.21 | |
| 32 | kpop | 2,240,000 | $0.08 | 0.27 | |
| 33 | metronome | 2,240,000 | $0.23 | 0.03 | |
| 34 | opera | 2,240,000 | $0.02 | 0.08 | |
| 35 | piano | 2,240,000 | $0.10 | 0.69 | |
| 36 | queen | 2,240,000 | $0.09 | 0.03 | |
| 37 | track | 2,240,000 | $0.01 | 0.03 | |
| 38 | amazon music | 1,830,000 | $0.39 | 0.14 | |
| 39 | beyonce | 1,830,000 | $0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 40 | chords | 1,830,000 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 41 | david bowie | 1,830,000 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 42 | mariah carey | 1,830,000 | $0.49 | 0.01 | |
| 43 | prince | 1,830,000 | $0.07 | 0.01 | |
| 44 | whitney houston | 1,830,000 | $0.00 | 0.01 | |
| 45 | pop | 1,830,000 | $0.05 | 0.09 | |
| 46 | beat | 1,500,000 | $0.10 | 0.68 | |
| 47 | bob marley | 1,500,000 | $0.02 | 0.04 | |
| 48 | bruce springsteen | 1,500,000 | $0.03 | 0.02 | |
| 49 | headphones | 1,500,000 | $0.02 | 1.00 | |
| 50 | samba | 1,500,000 | $0.10 | 1.00 | |
| 51 | dj | 1,500,000 | $0.06 | 0.07 | |
| 52 | adele | 1,220,000 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 53 | asmr | 1,220,000 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 54 | audacity | 1,220,000 | $0.08 | 0.06 | |
| 55 | bob dylan | 1,220,000 | $0.09 | 0.04 | |
| 56 | coachella | 1,220,000 | $0.18 | 0.03 | |
| 57 | elton john | 1,220,000 | $0.09 | 0.01 | |
| 58 | guitar | 1,220,000 | $0.03 | 0.92 | |
| 59 | metallica | 1,220,000 | $0.19 | 0.10 | |
| 60 | mono | 1,220,000 | $0.18 | 0.15 | |
| 61 | nirvana | 1,220,000 | $0.35 | 0.02 | |
| 62 | orchestra | 1,220,000 | $0.02 | 0.84 | |
| 63 | soprano | 1,220,000 | $0.50 | 0.04 | |
| 64 | speakers | 1,220,000 | $0.01 | 0.77 | |
| 65 | studio | 1,220,000 | $0.17 | 0.30 | |
| 66 | tenor | 1,220,000 | $1.77 | 0.00 | |
| 67 | tidal | 1,220,000 | $1.26 | 0.18 | |
| 68 | ukulele | 1,220,000 | $0.05 | 0.95 | |
| 69 | cd | 1,220,000 | $0.01 | 0.13 | |
| 70 | emo | 1,220,000 | $0.11 | 0.02 | |
| 71 | broadway | 1,000,000 | $0.16 | 0.15 | |
| 72 | jayz | 1,000,000 | $0.16 | 0.01 | |
| 73 | kendrick lamar | 1,000,000 | $0.03 | 0.00 | |
| 74 | mozart | 1,000,000 | $0.01 | 0.02 | |
| 75 | pink floyd | 1,000,000 | $0.15 | 0.08 | |
| 76 | rock | 1,000,000 | $0.25 | 0.20 | |
| 77 | sound | 1,000,000 | $0.22 | 0.02 | |
| 78 | the beatles | 1,000,000 | $0.11 | 0.06 | |
| 79 | band | 823,000 | $0.06 | 0.02 | |
| 80 | beethoven | 823,000 | $0.15 | 0.00 | |
| 81 | coldplay | 823,000 | $0.13 | 0.01 | |
| 82 | electronic | 823,000 | $0.10 | 0.16 | |
| 83 | feel | 823,000 | $0.01 | 0.07 | |
| 84 | hans zimmer | 823,000 | $0.25 | 0.04 | |
| 85 | jazz | 823,000 | $0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 86 | johnny cash | 823,000 | $0.02 | 0.01 | |
| 87 | led zeppelin | 823,000 | $0.11 | 0.04 | |
| 88 | picks | 823,000 | $0.31 | 0.02 | |
| 89 | radiohead | 823,000 | $0.12 | 0.01 | |
| 90 | remix | 823,000 | $0.23 | 0.11 | |
| 91 | singer | 823,000 | $0.03 | 0.08 | |
| 92 | soul | 823,000 | $0.03 | 0.03 | |
| 93 | stevie wonder | 823,000 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 94 | mtv | 823,000 | $0.66 | 0.01 | |
| 95 | album | 673,000 | $0.02 | 0.18 | |
| 96 | bollywood | 673,000 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 97 | chart | 673,000 | $0.18 | 0.01 | |
| 98 | charts | 673,000 | $0.18 | 0.01 | |
| 99 | culture | 673,000 | $0.13 | 0.03 | |
| 100 | listening | 673,000 | $0.07 | 0.00 | |
| 101 | lollapalooza | 673,000 | $0.07 | 0.04 | |
| 102 | melody | 673,000 | $0.01 | 0.10 | |
| 103 | metal | 673,000 | $0.53 | 0.04 | |
| 104 | musescore | 673,000 | $0.15 | 0.01 | |
| 105 | rolling stones | 673,000 | $0.17 | 0.08 | |
| 106 | salsa | 673,000 | $0.07 | 0.29 | |
| 107 | scales | 673,000 | $0.23 | 0.63 | |
| 108 | venue | 673,000 | $0.01 | 0.11 | |
| 109 | vinyl | 673,000 | $0.20 | 0.37 | |
| 110 | violin | 673,000 | $0.02 | 0.72 | |
| 111 | woodstock | 673,000 | $0.07 | 0.03 | |
| 112 | ep | 673,000 | $0.35 | 0.01 | |
| 113 | aretha franklin | 550,000 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 114 | aria | 550,000 | $0.34 | 0.09 | |
| 115 | billboard hot 100 | 550,000 | $0.08 | 0.00 | |
| 116 | bongos | 550,000 | $0.10 | 0.23 | |
| 117 | calypso | 550,000 | $0.02 | 0.03 | |
| 118 | cello | 550,000 | $0.01 | 0.37 | |
| 119 | concert | 550,000 | $0.02 | 0.09 | |
| 120 | drums | 550,000 | $0.06 | 0.48 | |
| 121 | electric guitar | 550,000 | $0.05 | 1.00 | |
| 122 | eurovision | 550,000 | $0.10 | 0.00 | |
| 123 | funk | 550,000 | $0.35 | 0.01 | |
| 124 | grammys | 550,000 | $0.04 | 0.03 | |
| 125 | harmony | 550,000 | $0.42 | 0.03 | |
| 126 | healing | 550,000 | $0.37 | 0.00 | |
| 127 | jimi hendrix | 550,000 | $0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 128 | microphone | 550,000 | $0.09 | 0.82 | |
| 129 | mixer | 550,000 | $0.05 | 1.00 | |
| 130 | music notation | 550,000 | $0.48 | 0.19 | |
| 131 | noise | 550,000 | $0.06 | 0.39 | |
| 132 | piccolo | 550,000 | $0.21 | 0.04 | |
| 133 | release | 550,000 | $0.18 | 0.01 | |
| 134 | rhythm | 550,000 | $0.07 | 0.03 | |
| 135 | sampling | 550,000 | $0.35 | 0.02 | |
| 136 | saxophone | 550,000 | $0.11 | 0.73 | |
| 137 | sound effects | 550,000 | $0.16 | 0.07 | |
| 138 | strings | 550,000 | $0.26 | 0.29 | |
| 139 | swing | 550,000 | $0.13 | 0.63 | |
| 140 | the voice | 550,000 | $0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 141 | touring | 550,000 | $0.41 | 0.23 | |
| 142 | turn | 550,000 | $0.47 | 0.00 | |
| 143 | white noise | 550,000 | $0.01 | 0.24 | |
| 144 | u2 | 550,000 | $0.13 | 0.03 | |
| 145 | anthem | 450,000 | $1.54 | 0.03 | |
| 146 | artist | 450,000 | $0.21 | 0.01 | |
| 147 | ballet | 450,000 | $0.36 | 0.05 | |
| 148 | bass | 450,000 | $0.23 | 0.14 | |
| 149 | billboard | 450,000 | $0.82 | 0.01 | |
| 150 | cables | 450,000 | $0.50 | 0.19 | |
| 151 | cadence | 450,000 | $0.13 | 0.22 | |
| 152 | chopin | 450,000 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 153 | commercials | 450,000 | $0.23 | 0.01 | |
| 154 | crescendo | 450,000 | $1.05 | 0.01 | |
| 155 | effects | 450,000 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 156 | equalization | 450,000 | $0.01 | 0.11 | |
| 157 | equalizer | 450,000 | $0.01 | 0.11 | |
| 158 | fine | 450,000 | $0.01 | 0.02 | |
| 159 | flute | 450,000 | $0.01 | 0.83 | |
| 160 | frederic chopin | 450,000 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 161 | freestyle | 450,000 | $0.17 | 0.25 | |
| 162 | lastfm | 450,000 | $0.21 | 0.00 | |
| 163 | love songs | 450,000 | $0.02 | 0.08 | |
| 164 | medieval | 450,000 | $3.72 | 0.02 | |
| 165 | pitch | 450,000 | $0.14 | 0.02 | |
| 166 | preservation | 450,000 | $0.33 | 0.01 | |
| 167 | promotion | 450,000 | $0.46 | 0.03 | |
| 168 | reggaeton | 450,000 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 169 | stage | 450,000 | $0.30 | 0.06 | |
| 170 | subwoofer | 450,000 | $0.08 | 1.00 | |
| 171 | tala | 450,000 | $0.05 | 0.64 | |
| 172 | vivaldi | 450,000 | $0.08 | 0.02 | |
| 173 | yodeling | 450,000 | $0.41 | 0.02 | |
| 174 | rap | 450,000 | $0.10 | 0.00 | |
| 175 | rb | 450,000 | $0.11 | 0.04 | |
| 176 | acoustic guitar | 368,000 | $0.15 | 1.00 | |
| 177 | adaptation | 368,000 | $0.33 | 0.01 | |
| 178 | alternative | 368,000 | $0.10 | 0.00 | |
| 179 | american idol | 368,000 | $0.03 | 0.00 | |
| 180 | americana | 368,000 | $0.01 | 0.12 | |
| 181 | avantgarde | 368,000 | $0.17 | 0.03 | |
| 182 | bach | 368,000 | $0.19 | 0.01 | |
| 183 | backstage | 368,000 | $0.89 | 0.07 | |
| 184 | baroque | 368,000 | $0.01 | 0.15 | |
| 185 | burning man | 368,000 | $0.02 | 0.04 | |
| 186 | chorus | 368,000 | $0.83 | 0.02 | |
| 187 | composition | 368,000 | $0.67 | 0.07 | |
| 188 | delay | 368,000 | $1.15 | 0.01 | |
| 189 | documentary | 368,000 | $0.03 | 0.02 | |
| 190 | drumsticks | 368,000 | $0.19 | 0.38 | |
| 191 | electric daisy carnival | 368,000 | $0.06 | 0.13 | |
| 192 | flamenco | 368,000 | $1.02 | 0.05 | |
| 193 | forte | 368,000 | $0.13 | 0.06 | |
| 194 | frequency | 368,000 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 195 | garageband | 368,000 | $0.06 | 0.07 | |
| 196 | genre | 368,000 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 197 | hip hop | 368,000 | $0.12 | 0.04 | |
| 198 | instrument | 368,000 | $0.09 | 0.15 | |
| 199 | john williams | 368,000 | $0.07 | 0.01 | |
| 200 | music theory | 368,000 | $0.44 | 0.02 | |
| 201 | oboe | 368,000 | $0.08 | 0.28 | |
| 202 | pedagogy | 368,000 | $0.67 | 0.00 | |
| 203 | playlist | 368,000 | $0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 204 | recorder | 368,000 | $0.02 | 0.33 | |
| 205 | reeds | 368,000 | $0.10 | 0.17 | |
| 206 | reggae | 368,000 | $0.08 | 0.01 | |
| 207 | round | 368,000 | $0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 208 | shaker | 368,000 | $0.07 | 1.00 | |
| 209 | shuffle | 368,000 | $0.75 | 0.10 | |
| 210 | soundtrack | 368,000 | $0.14 | 0.04 | |
| 211 | soundtracks | 368,000 | $0.14 | 0.04 | |
| 212 | suite | 368,000 | $0.38 | 0.06 | |
| 213 | symphony | 368,000 | $0.54 | 0.07 | |
| 214 | tour | 368,000 | $0.21 | 0.24 | |
| 215 | trombone | 368,000 | $0.14 | 0.60 | |
| 216 | trumpet | 368,000 | $0.09 | 0.70 | |
| 217 | tuba | 368,000 | $0.03 | 0.33 | |
| 218 | tune | 368,000 | $0.10 | 0.05 | |
| 219 | tuner | 368,000 | $0.04 | 0.02 | |
| 220 | tuning | 368,000 | $0.10 | 0.05 | |
| 221 | verdi | 368,000 | $0.29 | 0.08 | |
| 222 | viola | 368,000 | $0.02 | 0.24 | |
| 223 | xylophone | 368,000 | $0.01 | 0.60 | |
| 224 | eq | 368,000 | $0.24 | 0.14 | |
| 225 | accent | 301,000 | $0.08 | 0.02 | |
| 226 | accidental | 301,000 | $0.37 | 0.00 | |
| 227 | accordion | 301,000 | $0.13 | 0.44 | |
| 228 | airplay | 301,000 | $0.15 | 0.19 | |
| 229 | amphitheater | 301,000 | $0.13 | 0.05 | |
| 230 | amplifier | 301,000 | $0.01 | 0.87 | |
| 231 | articulation | 301,000 | $4.90 | 0.09 | |
| 232 | bachata | 301,000 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 233 | banjo | 301,000 | $0.05 | 0.94 | |
| 234 | bossa nova | 301,000 | $0.01 | 0.31 | |
| 235 | clarinet | 301,000 | $0.19 | 0.79 | |
| 236 | compression | 301,000 | $0.03 | 0.12 | |
| 237 | compressor | 301,000 | $0.17 | 0.90 | |
| 238 | contract | 301,000 | $0.29 | 0.04 | |
| 239 | critics | 301,000 | $1.95 | 0.00 | |
| 240 | digital audio workstation | 301,000 | $0.21 | 0.10 | |
| 241 | dominant | 301,000 | $0.39 | 0.01 | |
| 242 | encore | 301,000 | $0.85 | 0.04 | |
| 243 | experimental | 301,000 | $0.40 | 0.01 | |
| 244 | folk | 301,000 | $0.11 | 0.03 | |
| 245 | gospel | 301,000 | $0.00 | 0.06 | |
| 246 | groove | 301,000 | $0.08 | 0.04 | |
| 247 | grunge | 301,000 | $0.17 | 0.00 | |
| 248 | handel | 301,000 | $0.02 | 0.03 | |
| 249 | hard rock | 301,000 | $0.44 | 0.12 | |
| 250 | hardcore | 301,000 | $0.46 | 0.06 | |
| 251 | harmonica | 301,000 | $0.09 | 0.90 | |
| 252 | harp | 301,000 | $0.49 | 0.13 | |
| 253 | influence | 301,000 | $0.57 | 0.04 | |
| 254 | inversion | 301,000 | $0.58 | 0.08 | |
| 255 | kalimba | 301,000 | $0.05 | 0.87 | |
| 256 | lofi | 301,000 | $0.00 | 0.03 | |
| 257 | lullabies | 301,000 | $0.05 | 0.10 | |
| 258 | lullaby | 301,000 | $0.05 | 0.10 | |
| 259 | lyre | 301,000 | $0.36 | 0.21 | |
| 260 | mandolin | 301,000 | $0.05 | 0.88 | |
| 261 | motif | 301,000 | $0.06 | 0.03 | |
| 262 | mute | 301,000 | $0.11 | 0.01 | |
| 263 | national anthem | 301,000 | $1.04 | 0.00 | |
| 264 | national anthems | 301,000 | $1.04 | 0.00 | |
| 265 | nursery rhyme | 301,000 | $0.03 | 0.15 | |
| 266 | nursery rhymes | 301,000 | $0.03 | 0.15 | |
| 267 | organ | 301,000 | $0.03 | 0.04 | |
| 268 | psalm | 301,000 | $0.02 | 0.03 | |
| 269 | punk | 301,000 | $0.24 | 0.00 | |
| 270 | recording | 301,000 | $0.01 | 0.09 | |
| 271 | relaxation music | 301,000 | $0.01 | 0.17 | |
| 272 | repeats | 301,000 | $0.63 | 0.04 | |
| 273 | requiem | 301,000 | $0.10 | 0.00 | |
| 274 | rhythm and blues | 301,000 | $0.05 | 0.25 | |
| 275 | rider | 301,000 | $0.05 | 0.47 | |
| 276 | sitar | 301,000 | $0.01 | 0.15 | |
| 277 | sleeve | 301,000 | $0.06 | 0.31 | |
| 278 | sonata | 301,000 | $0.02 | 0.37 | |
| 279 | staccato | 301,000 | $0.01 | 0.10 | |
| 280 | tabla | 301,000 | $0.02 | 0.15 | |
| 281 | technique | 301,000 | $0.22 | 0.00 | |
| 282 | techno | 301,000 | $0.03 | 0.28 | |
| 283 | tone | 301,000 | $0.14 | 0.09 | |
| 284 | wagner | 301,000 | $0.23 | 0.07 | |
| 285 | daw | 301,000 | $0.21 | 0.10 | |
| 286 | adagio | 246,000 | $0.16 | 0.09 | |
| 287 | amplitude | 246,000 | $1.52 | 0.17 | |
| 288 | arranging | 246,000 | $0.13 | 0.09 | |
| 289 | attack | 246,000 | $0.14 | 0.03 | |
| 290 | auditorium | 246,000 | $0.44 | 0.02 | |
| 291 | augmentation | 246,000 | $0.57 | 0.04 | |
| 292 | autotune | 246,000 | $0.15 | 0.34 | |
| 293 | bass guitar | 246,000 | $0.13 | 0.99 | |
| 294 | beatboxing | 246,000 | $0.17 | 0.37 | |
| 295 | blues | 246,000 | $0.27 | 0.01 | |
| 296 | cajon | 246,000 | $0.07 | 0.96 | |
| 297 | cajun | 246,000 | $0.10 | 0.12 | |
| 298 | carol | 246,000 | $0.07 | 0.05 | |
| 299 | cassette | 246,000 | $0.03 | 0.19 | |
| 300 | chord progression | 246,000 | $0.15 | 0.01 |